Contract

Apply4Online Application and Grants software

  • Cheshire East Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-010617

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04f739

Published 21 March 2025, 11:31am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cheshire East Council

Delamere House, Delamere Street

Crewe

CW12JZ

Contact

Michael Ashworth

Email

michael.ashworth@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1270686953

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD62 - Cheshire East

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.cheshireeast.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Apply4Online Application and Grants software

Reference number

C3672

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Apply4Online Application and Grants software with data storage Solution.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £74,130

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD62 - Cheshire East

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This contract enables Revenues and Benefits services, Communities and Economic Development to use Apply4.Online, the service provider's bespoke software application for schemes associated with Council Tax, Business Rates, Economic business grants and for paying Sponsors who are housing Ukrainian guests on the Homes for Ukraine scheme. These schemes help CE services with the administration of government grants and grant applications from customers and was originally introduced during the pandemic.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Award under CCS G Cloud 14 framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

C3672

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Ascendant Solutions Data Management

Cudworth

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

10038449

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £74,130

Total value of the contract/lot: £74,130


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom